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Associate in Computer Science

General information for all A.C.S degree seekers

The Associate in Computer Science (ACS) degree is a pre-professional curriculum designed to prepare students for transfer to a four-year college or university that offers a BS or BA degree in Computer Science. In contrast, various Associate in Applied Science degrees in Computer Science prepare students for immediate employment in more specialized, practical fields.

The required and elective Computer Science, Math, and Science courses in this degree are typical of requirements for the first two years of a four-year program that follows guidelines established by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). These ACM-style degree programs provide the theoretical foundation and programming experience that forms the basis of academic Computer Science.

Academic four-year Computer Science degrees address essential skills future software developers need for computer programming, web development, network design, and database management. Individual degree requirements vary at each four-year college or university. Students should check with the transfer school or speak to and advisor or counselor to ensure selection of the right classes for transfer credit. By design, the ACS degree electives are sufficiently flexible to accommodate a wide range of transfer options.

Degree Requirements

The Associate in Computer Science degree requires completion of the requirements for all degrees listed under Degree Graduation requirements, plus specific course requirements described below.

Associate in Computer Science

COLL 100 First Year Seminar

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GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

American Institutions: Choose one of the following:

HIST 120 United States History to 1865HIST 121 United States History since 1865POLS 136 Introduction to American National Politics

POLS 137 Introduction to State and Local Politics

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If the student has not completed one course which is the equivalent to one of the above courses at a Missouri Institution of higher education, the student must satisfy the Missouri Constitution requirement by completing POLS 153.